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This document is page 213 of 257 from a court transcript filed on August 10, 2022, in the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). It contains Jury Instruction No. 33 regarding Counts One, Three, and Five, specifically defining the legal elements of 'Conspiracy to violate federal law.' The text explains that the essence of conspiracy is the agreement itself, regardless of whether the ultimate crime was successfully committed.
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"Instruction No. 33. Counts One, Three, and Five. Conspiracy to violate federal law."Source
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"A conspiracy is an agreement or an understanding between two or more persons to accomplish by joint action a criminal or unlawful purpose."Source
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"The essence of the crime of conspiracy is the unlawful agreement between two or more people to violate the law."Source
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"the ultimate success of the conspiracy... is not an element of the crime of conspiracy."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 213 of 257 3047
LCKVMAX8 Charge
1 Second, that the defendant knowingly and willfully
2 became a member of that conspiracy.
3 Third, that one of the members of the conspiracy
4 knowingly committed at least one overt act.
5 And fourth, that the overt act which you find to have
6 been committed was committed to further some objective of that
7 conspiracy.
8 Each of these elements must be satisfied beyond a
9 reasonable doubt.
10 Now, let us separately consider each of these
11 elements.
12 Instruction No. 33. Counts One, Three, and Five.
13 Conspiracy to violate federal law. First element.
14 Starting with the first element, what is a conspiracy?
15 A conspiracy is an agreement or an understanding
16 between two or more persons to accomplish by joint action a
17 criminal or unlawful purpose. The essence of the crime of
18 conspiracy is the unlawful agreement between two or more people
19 to violate the law.
20 As I mentioned earlier, the ultimate success of the
21 conspiracy, meaning the actual commission of the crime that is
22 the object of the conspiracy, is not an element of the crime of
23 conspiracy. In order to show that a conspiracy existed, the
24 evidence must show that two or more people in some way or
25 manner, through any contrivance, explicitly or implicitly --
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00017234
LCKVMAX8 Charge
1 Second, that the defendant knowingly and willfully
2 became a member of that conspiracy.
3 Third, that one of the members of the conspiracy
4 knowingly committed at least one overt act.
5 And fourth, that the overt act which you find to have
6 been committed was committed to further some objective of that
7 conspiracy.
8 Each of these elements must be satisfied beyond a
9 reasonable doubt.
10 Now, let us separately consider each of these
11 elements.
12 Instruction No. 33. Counts One, Three, and Five.
13 Conspiracy to violate federal law. First element.
14 Starting with the first element, what is a conspiracy?
15 A conspiracy is an agreement or an understanding
16 between two or more persons to accomplish by joint action a
17 criminal or unlawful purpose. The essence of the crime of
18 conspiracy is the unlawful agreement between two or more people
19 to violate the law.
20 As I mentioned earlier, the ultimate success of the
21 conspiracy, meaning the actual commission of the crime that is
22 the object of the conspiracy, is not an element of the crime of
23 conspiracy. In order to show that a conspiracy existed, the
24 evidence must show that two or more people in some way or
25 manner, through any contrivance, explicitly or implicitly --
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00017234
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